A review by eri_cat93
A Thousand Times Before by Asha Thanki

challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a beautiful story of how our lives are informed by those who came before us and so inform those who come after. We follow the story of generations of women through a tapestry from pre-partition India to present day America. 
Full of love and heart ache and mistakes and consequences, this book captures so much of the complexity of being a woman at various stages of life. It also examines the ideas of legacy, birth right, inevitabilities, and how immense power is both a blessing and a curse.